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castigo

punishment

Noun castigo m (plural castigos)

  1. punishment

Verb castigo

  1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of castigar.

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Examples

  • Hasta el año 1986 fue legal el castigo de los niños en las escuelas de Inglaterra, con correas, varas y cachiporras.

    Until 1986, in the schools of England, it was legal to punish children with belts, sticks, and clubs.

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  • Ellos se escaparon de su castigo.

    They escaped being punished.

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  • Se merece el castigo.

    He deserves the punishment.

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  • Tú puedes enseñar buenos modales a los niños sin recurrir al castigo.

    You can teach good manners to children without resorting to punishment.

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  • Un soñador es uno que sólo puede hallar su camino a la luz de la luna, y su castigo es que él ve el amanecer antes que el resto del mundo.

    A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment is that he sees the dawn before the rest of the world.

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  • Debería haber una proporción entre el castigo y el crimen.

    The punishment should be proportionate to the crime.

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  • Alguien como tú no merece este castigo.

    Someone like you doesn't deserve this punishment.

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  • Todo crimen exige un castigo.

    Every crime calls for punishment.

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  • Para mí, el arrepentimiento es el más duro castigo.

    For me, regret is the harshest punishment.

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  • Estoy en contra de usar la muerte como castigo. También estoy en contra de usarla como recompensa.

    I am against using death as a punishment. I am also against using it as a reward.

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